diff --git a/tray/gui/devbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp b/tray/gui/devbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
index 8f5a3cd..219a7cd 100644
--- a/tray/gui/devbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/devbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ void DevButtonsItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem
         textRect.setWidth(textRect.width() - 20);
         QTextOption textOption;
         textOption.setAlignment(opt.displayAlignment);
-        painter->setFont(opt.font);
-        painter->setPen(opt.palette.color(opt.state & QStyle::State_Selected ? QPalette::HighlightedText : QPalette::Text));
+        setupPainterToDrawViewItemText(painter, opt);
         painter->drawText(textRect, displayText(index.data(Qt::DisplayRole), option.locale), textOption);
 
         // draw buttons
diff --git a/tray/gui/dirbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp b/tray/gui/dirbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
index b32c34b..8c2e992 100644
--- a/tray/gui/dirbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/dirbuttonsitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ void DirButtonsItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem
         textRect.setWidth(textRect.width() - 58);
         QTextOption textOption;
         textOption.setAlignment(opt.displayAlignment);
-        painter->setFont(opt.font);
-        painter->setPen(opt.palette.color(opt.state & QStyle::State_Selected ? QPalette::HighlightedText : QPalette::Text));
+        setupPainterToDrawViewItemText(painter, opt);
         painter->drawText(textRect, displayText(index.data(Qt::DisplayRole), option.locale), textOption);
 
         // draw buttons
diff --git a/tray/gui/helper.cpp b/tray/gui/helper.cpp
index a33f0c9..2e03fa8 100644
--- a/tray/gui/helper.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/helper.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMenu>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QPoint>
 #include <QStyleOptionViewItem>
 #include <QTreeView>
@@ -66,4 +67,31 @@ void drawBasicItemViewItem(QPainter &painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option
     }
 }
 
+void setupPainterToDrawViewItemText(QPainter *painter, QStyleOptionViewItem &opt)
+{
+    painter->setFont(opt.font);
+
+    if (!(opt.state & QStyle::State_Selected)) {
+        painter->setPen(opt.palette.color(QPalette::Text));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // set pen/palette in accordance with the Windows 11 or Windows Vista style for selected items
+    // note: These styles unfortunately don't just use the highlighted text color and just using it would
+    //       lead to a very bad contrast.
+#if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS) && QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 1, 0)
+    auto *const style = opt.widget ? opt.widget->style() : nullptr;
+    const auto styleName = style ? style->name() : QString();
+    if (styleName.compare(QLatin1String("windows11"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+        painter->setPen(QPen(opt.palette.buttonText().color()));
+        return;
+    } else if (styleName.compare(QLatin1String("windowsvista"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+        opt.palette.setColor(QPalette::All, QPalette::HighlightedText, opt.palette.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Text));
+        opt.palette.setColor(QPalette::All, QPalette::Highlight, opt.palette.base().color().darker(108));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    painter->setPen(opt.palette.color(QPalette::HighlightedText));
+}
+
 } // namespace QtGui
diff --git a/tray/gui/helper.h b/tray/gui/helper.h
index 2efa6e6..301b25f 100644
--- a/tray/gui/helper.h
+++ b/tray/gui/helper.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 
 void showViewMenu(const QPoint &position, const QTreeView &view, QMenu &menu);
 void drawBasicItemViewItem(QPainter &painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option);
+void setupPainterToDrawViewItemText(QPainter *painter, QStyleOptionViewItem &opt);
 
 inline auto copyToClipboard(const QString &text)
 {